Footprints in the sand

Words and Music by RICHARD PAGE, PER MAGNUSSEN,
DAVID KREUGER AND SIMON COWELL
From the LEONA LEWIS album SPIRIT (2007)
and also released as a single (2008)

Leona Lewis won the third series of The X Factor. I wasn't too hot on her because my musical tastes are stuck in a time-loop that starts another cycle backwards when it reaches the early '90's. But my arrogance was revealed to me when my daughter played this track to me today. It's a meditation on the popular prayer-poem Footprints, and Ms Lewis has ascended mightity in my estimation.

You walked with me
Footprints in the sand
And helped me understand
Where I'm going

You walked with me
When I was all alone
With so much unknown
Along the way

And just when I
I thought I'd lost my way
You gave me strength to carry on
That's when I heard you say

I promise you
I'm always there
When your heart is filled with sorrow
And despair

And I'll carry you
When you need a friend
You'll find my footprints in the sand
When I'm weary
Well I know you'll be there
Cause I can feel you
When you say

I promise you
I'm always there
When your heart is filled with sadness and despair
Oh, I'll carry you
When you need a friend
You'll find my footprints in the sand

[choir]

When your heart is full of sadness and despair
I'll carry you
When you need a friend

I promise you
I'm always there
When you need a friend
You'll find my footprints
In the sand